Gas connection for outlet-boxes.



L. H. CHURCH. GAS CONNECTION FOR OUTLET BOXES.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB-.11, 1910.

' Patented Dec.27, 1910.

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connection" for securing gas pipes and armored cables to outlet boxes, which will gri a gas pipe or, cable. firmly, may e easily attached and detached and which may be blanked outand formed to sheet metal.

With these and other objects in View I have devised the simple and novel connection which I will now describe, referring to the accompanying drawing forming a shape from Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 11, 1910. Serial No.

"from Fig. 1.

part of this specification and using refer-- indicate the several parts:

Figure 1 is a side elevation artly in section, showing the construction mynovel connection and its mode of operation when apence characters to plied to an outlet box; Fig. 2 a front elevation of an outlet box with my novel con: nection in place; and Figs. 3 and ime perspectives of variant forms of the connection detached.

I have illustrated my applied to an ordinary form of outlet box and as used to secure a. gas pipe thereto, although it should be understood that it is equally adapted for use in attachingan armored cable to an outlet box. \Vhen used for attaching gas pipes to outlet boxes, this type of connection is frequently de scribed in the trade as a grounding clamp.

novel connection as denotes an outlet box which may be of any ordinary or preferred constrr :tion and may be cast or made of sheet metal as preferred, 11 a gas pipe and 12 my novel connection. The outlet box is shownas provided with the usual attaching flange 13, with a central hole 14 to receive a gas pipe and with holes 15 to receive electrical conductors.

My novel connection may be cast but is preferably blanked out and formed to shape from sheet metal. It comprises attaching irms 16 having slots lfi for the passage of :crews, a central hub 18 through which the gas pipe or cable passes and side flanges .9 which may or maynot be made relatively l l l Patented Dec. 2'7, 1910.

Wl(l(=, and turned up against the sides of I .the hub, as shown 1n Fig; 4.

The essential features of construction of the connection are that the hub and the side flanges are provided with slots 20 the face of the connection is highest at the center transversely and is provided with inclines rising from the center and extending toward the ends. That is to say, the face of the connection engages the bottom of the outlet box centrally and is inclined away from the Hat plane of the bottom of the outlet box toward both ends, the inclines being indicated by 21.

The operation will be readily understood The gas pipe or armored cable, as may be, is passed through hole let in the bottom of the outlet box, the connection is passed over the end of the pipe or cable within the box and screws 22 passing through the slots 17 in the attaching arms are turned into engagement with holes 23 in the bottgm of the outlet box. As the screws are turned down they carry @the attaching and that arms of the connection inward toward the bottom of the outlet box and owing to the spring action of the hub, whic the slots 20 in the hub and the side pieces, the walls of the hub at its forced inward and are caused to, grip the pipe or cable firmly, thereby locking 1t securely to the outlet bo and in case the connection is used upon a gas pipe, and electric cables are passed through the holes 15 in the outlet box, nection. As soon as the screws are loosened the grip upon the gas pipe or cable will be relieved and it may be removed without detaching the connection from the outlet box. v A Having thus described my invention I claim:

l. A connection of the character described comprising attaching arms having faces highest at the center transversely and inclining from the center toward the ends, a central hub and slots in hub which cause the wall of the hub to close inward, for attaching arms are pressed downward.

2. A connection of the character described comprising attaching arms having faces highest at the center transversely and inclining from the center toward the the sides of the the purpose set forth, when the ends, a -central hub and side flanges, flanges being provided with slots whereby the walls of the hub are caused to close inward when the attaching arms are pressed downward.

3. A connectlon of the character de scribed having a face highest at the center and inclining from the center toward the said hub and and a central hub having slots,

center and inclining toward the ends, and a central hub provided with slots, for the purpose set forth.

5. A connection of the character described.

comprising attaching arms having faces highest at the center transversely and incl1n1ng from, the center toward the ends,

pose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEXVIS H. CHURCH. Witnesses:

MARY C. COCHRAINE,

Mnnmn \VELLs.

for the pur-' 

